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steel
v4.0.7 StableSolana smart contract framework
Apache-2.0 Edition 2021
#solana
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 12d ago)
- ✓Stable API (4.x for 1+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 380 crates
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
Security
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Downloads
111.8K
Dependents
380
Releases
24
Size
31KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
5.8K downloads in the last 30 days (192/day), up 118% from the previous period.
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Moderate adoption
380 crates depend on steel. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
✅
Stable API
Reached 1.0 over a year ago. The API surface is settled, making it safe for production use.
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Compact crate
At 30KB, steel is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
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Used by top crates
Notable dependents include ore-cli, ore-api, ore-boost-api, ore-pool-api, eore-api. When high-quality crates choose steel, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 18/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 19/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 9/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 6/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 13/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
140/day avg+41%
Top Dependents
Version Adoption
v4.0.0
61%
v4.0.4
21%
v4.0.2
9%
v3.0.3
6%
v4.0.3
3%
Release Timeline
10 releasessince 2025
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Feature Flags
default =["spl"]
spl*
README
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Maintainers
Dependencies
9
direct dependencies
Dependents
380
crates depend on steel